The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalm 23:1 (ESV)God compares us to sheep. Sheep are dependent animals. They have enemies they did not ask for or provoke, and they cannot defend themselves. They are helpless without a helper, defenseless without a defender, and lost without a guide. They are followers by nature, and this following can be great or tragic, depending on who they follow.
God made sheep and God made us, and He knows to what He is comparing us. This comparison might be one of the most important for us to grasp if we are to live life the way it was meant to be. The lamb's life under the protection and guidance of the shepherd is wonderful. A lamb's life apart from the shepherd is a disaster. We cannot change it because of how we are made.
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